Positive thoughts from a Christian Perspective
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The Anchor in the Grass
Back in the day, I attended a popular summer youth retreat, where teenagers from churches all over the state flocked to a scenic campground in the Arbuckle Mountains. The event organizers split us up into random teams with equal numbers of people, to encourage everyone to get to know each other. The next day was…
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Grace with Skin On
By 7:30 AM, the Oklahoma sun was already making its intentions known. Two teachers and I were out on the elementary school grounds, driving T-posts into the baking dirt and stringing caution tape to set the perimeter for our morning fun run. By 9:00 AM, when the kids lined up, I took my spot out…
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Staying Humble in Good Times
Alan Kearns, my dear brother in Christ from the Kingdom of Fife (Scotland), regularly posts jewels of wisdom from the late English pastor Charles Spurgeon. Today’s Spurgeon’s Morning – August 29 was especially insightful. We have need that the Lord should have mercy upon our good works, our prayers, our preachings, our alms-givings, and our…
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The Chicken and the Cat
For the past few months, a lone chicken has “free ranged” around our neighborhood. It’s a miracle it hasn’t been killed and eaten by a predator. I spotted it in the middle of the road early one morning last week and took out my phone for a photo. It was only then that a cat…
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Lost Four Words
It’s amazing how words frequently used in conversation come and go. During the Valley Girl craze of the 1980’s, phrases like, “Gag me with a spoon” and “That’s totally bogus!” were often heard. These days, we have new words and phrases to convey similar sentiments. Here’s a four word phrase you don’t hear much anymore.…
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When Life’s Letters Get Scrambled
One recent Christmas season, the most endearing little yard signs popped up all over town: “Santa, please stop here.” Yet on Christmas Eve, a rather diabolical Grinch came, under the cover of darkness, and rearranged the letters on several signs: “Satan, please stop here.” Such is life. Have you ever expected Santa and, through no…
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